Adam's arm wrapped around Nyx's waist as he guided her towards the raised room above the pedestal and platform.
His fingers traced idle patterns on her hip, his touch light, like an artist admiring a piece of work.
She was, beautiful, captivating.
Her skin was velvety smooth, adding a layer of softness over her toned body. The muscles under shaping her body with an assassins grace; sleek, flexible, and beautiful.
The dark shadows of her body, covering her nudeness, were pitch black scales that seemed to drink light itself.
Her tail had a bigger base than ones he's seen so far, akin to that of dragon tail. Yet her horns were the smallest he's seen. Their shape was a simple 'L', glistening a pure white ivory, but they only severed to add a cute charm to her already beautiful and seductive features.
Adam was admiring her beauty, and Nyx's glowing orange eyes were staring back at him, doing the same.
'His character and potential are things that can still be observed for the future, but at least his looks are to my liking~' Nyx thought as a heat built up inside of her.
Their steps were fast, yet time seemed to slow as their hands, their gazes, and their heat roamed over one another.
The chaos of the siege, the relentless bombardment, the distant roars of battle: all of it faded into the background, temporarily put aside.
Like college prep students taking a short, and much needed break right before the exams.
"I want to show you something." Adam whispered, his voice tickling her ear, sending a shiver down Nyx's spine.
His eyes gleamed with a mixture of mischief and unrestrained desire.
Roh, manning the pedestal, managing the nexus's defenses, and commanding the demon forces, seemed to be oblivious to his master and the seductress at his side.
His attention fixed on the shimmering barrier and the army beyond.
He was a loyal subordinate, someone who was quick to know his place.
He would not be foolish enough to entangle himself with the personal affairs of his lord.
Adam and Nyx entered the room that was several meters off the ground, giving them a better view at the chaos beyond.
Though, seeing the flying limbs, massive explosions, and swarms of demons; Adam found that he couldn't find the worry that clouded his mind not long ago.
It wasn't that he was foolish enough to have faith in the backup plan that was Nyx's original realm.
No, it was more like he felt a rush from seeing all the chaos, feeling the sin and dense demonic energy fill the air. His every pore opened, and his heart pumped with adrenaline; even the smell of burnt flesh and ash was intoxicatingly refreshing for him!
It was their nature.
Glancing over at Nyx's heated gaze, at her heavy breathing, he knew that the overwhelming sin was affecting her too.
Half of her beautiful face was dimly lit by the faint, ethereal glow of the nexus's energy. The other glowed a warm red from hell's morning rise; magical explosions added sprinkles of her color to her mesmerizing copper eyes.
A large stone bed, layered with thick demonic hides and furs, dominated the center of the room.
At the side, a pile of… used bedding lay.
Nyx's gaze lingered over them, but it was quickly brought back.
Adam's hands roamed over her body, tracing the curves of her hips, the dip of her waist, to the swell of her breasts.
His touch was hot, confident, possessive.
Adam's voice was low as he drew her closer, his lips brushing against her ear.
"You have no patience, have those brutes not been enough for you?" Adam teased her, his had hand brushing between her thighs.
His words were roundabout, a subtle probe.
Nyx frowned ever so slightly in a delicate, almost theatrical expression of false hurt.
"Darling, do I seem like that type of woman to you? I may have arts of seduction, but I am not a woman of... wanton pleasures," Her vixen eyes then gleamed with a knowing look, leaning in close as she whispered in his ear, "I have my primal yin intact."
Her voice was a soft, a confession that was also a challenge, ripping the thin veil he had put up, seeing straight through his probe.
Adam's eyes glinted with genuine surprise.
To be a devil who has lived in hell's sin ridden atmosphere for so many years, yet not part taking in hells most popular time-passing activity…
It wasn't that it was uncommon, but Nyx didn't seem like the type to avoid such an activity.
His curiosity piqued.
Nyx let out a soft, amused laugh.
"I'm not that type of woman. And besides, those two have nothing to offer me~"
It was a matter of price.
Devils don't have sex as casually as one might imagine.
A female devil, especially one who values her power, treats her body as a weapon and a tool, being traded for the best value.
And Adam had value to offer.
Of course, there's still situations of primordial yin and yang being stolen.
Female devils raping weaker males for their primordial yang is surprisingly common. Heck, even male-on-male and female-on-female assaults are a normal thing.
The value of such a resource demands it.
Adam's expression shifted, the flicker of curiosity in his eyes wanting to dive deeper.
"And in your past life? Is there a reason you only have primal, not primordial yin?"
Nyx's gaze grew distant for a moment, as if trying to recall a book she read long ago, her tone uncaring.
"I was a mother in my past life, and a wife. But enemies came and ended it all," She sighed, as if recalling the stupidity of mortals, "It was a neighboring foreign species, hired by those we thought were allies. A simple dispute of power lead to the massacre of my people, of my former family," Her finger traced casual circles on Adam's chest, "Men killed, women raped, and children enslaved; such was the consequences of losing in my original realm, no, of all realms that worship power."
Her voice was flat, devoid of emotion, as if she were reciting a story that no longer belonged to her.
A sad, eternal truth.
It was very common for reborn female devils.
Gaining malice and sin from losing children, being raped, and murdered; or all of the above at the same time.
Such hate-inducing events are a great catalyst for being reborn as a devil.
Adam was silent for a moment, processing her words.
Then, he spoke, his voice softer than before.
"It's a shame. What happened to you." But there was no pity in his tone, only a quiet acknowledgment of the cruelty of existence.
Nyx shook her head, a faint smile returning to her lips.
"My past life has no connection with my current one. I am not that woman anymore; that weakling died then. I am now Nyx, a devil of hell. And I am willing to dedicate my body to you in this life, if you will have me."
She no longer cared about the mortal that died.
Her focus was on the devil who could help her rise, becoming eternal, and slay gods!
Adam's eyes darkened with a mixture of desire and something deeper.
He stopped saying useless things.
He reached out, his hands gripping her hips, and with a sudden, fluid motion, he pushed down and pinned her down onto the bed.